Ukraine's Foreign Ministry responds to Czech President's statement on temporary occupation of Ukrainian territories
Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine (Vitalii Nosach, RBC-Ukraine)
The withdrawal of Russian occupying troops from the sovereign territory of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders is one of the mandatory points of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's Peace Formula, according to the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs noted that the withdrawal of occupation troops and other provisions of the formula will guarantee a comprehensive, just and lasting peace not only for Ukraine but for the entire European continent and the world.
"We emphasize that there can be no middle-ground solutions when it comes to human lives, freedom, common values, justice for Russia’s crimes, and the restoration of international peace and security. In this context, temporary solutions will not bring lasting peace but will merely postpone war," the Ministry noted.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs called for united efforts to implement the Peace Formula in the interests of all nations that respect the UN Charter and the value of human life.
"We must increase pressure on Russia to coerce it into a just peace, liberate Ukraine’s territories, and restore respect for international law. This is a realistic scenario that we can achieve through joint efforts," the Ministry emphasized.
Statement by the Czech President
Yesterday, Czech President Petr Pavel said that Ukraine needs to accept the fact that some territories may remain under Russian control, even if it is temporary control.
In his opinion, at a time when countries friendly to Russia are undermining European unity over the war, Ukraine "be realistic" about its prospects for recovering occupied territories.
“The most probable outcome of the war will be that a part of Ukrainian territory will be under Russian occupation, temporarily,” Pavel said, adding that this temporary situation could last for years.
